Chapter 265 - Zoning

§ 265-1404 VARIANCES. The Zoning Hearing Board shall have exclusive power to hear appeals for dimensional and use variances from the provisions of this Chapter. The landowner shall submit an application to the Zoning Officer including a survey showing existing structures and the location and detail of the proposed activity Read more…

§ 265-1403 BOARD PROCEEDINGS. The Zoning Officer shall accept complete applications and shall provide them to the Zoning Hearing Board within 5 working days of receipt. The Board shall advertise each hearing stating the purpose thereof, the location of the subject property when applicable, the name of the applicant, a Read more…

§ 265-1402 JURISIDICTION The zoning hearing board shall have exclusive jurisdiction to hear and render final adjudications in the following matters: Substantive challenges to the validity of any land use ordinance, except those brought before Borough Council pursuant to Sections 609.1 and 916.1(a)(2) of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, as Read more…

§ 265-1401 THE ZONING HEARING BOARD, PROCEDURES, AND PROCEEDINGS. Council shall, by resolution, appoint five qualified residents, who do not serve as elected officials and are not employees or appointees thereof, to the Zoning Hearing Board. Initial appointments shall be staggered so that one expires each year for the first Read more…

§ 265-1305 REMEDIES Enforcement Notice: If a violation of the Ordinance occurs, the Zoning Officer, on behalf of the Borough shall initiate enforcement proceedings by sending an enforcement notice as provided in this Section. The enforcement notice shall be sent to the owner of record of the parcel on which Read more…

§ 265-1304 NONCONFORMING USE CERTIFICATE The Zoning Officer shall issue a zoning certificate, upon request of the property owner, recognizing the status of a nonconforming use as a legal nonconforming use. It shall be the burden of the property owner to provide sufficient proof that the use was legally operated Read more…

§ 265-1303 CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY After completion of a building or structure for which a Zoning Certificate has been issued, and inspection has determined that all requirements of the Ordinance have been met, a certificate of occupancy shall be issued by the Zoning Officer. The certificate of occupancy shall state Read more…

§ 265-1302 ZONING CERTIFICATE REQUIRED No building or structure shall be erected, placed, or added to, until a permit therefore has been issued by the Zoning Officer. All applications for Zoning Certificates shall be in accordance with the requirements of this Ordinance, and unless upon written order of the Zoning Read more…

§ 265-1301 ZONING OFFICER A Zoning Officer shall administer and enforce this Ordinance, including the receiving of applications, the issuance and prosecution of enforcement proceedings, the inspection of premises and the issuing of Zoning Certificates. No Zoning Certificates shall be issued by said officer except where the provisions of this Read more…